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8/24/14: Asdrubal Cabrera belts a line drive into the gap for a double, plating Adam LaRoche from second

By Erik Bacharach
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MLB.com |

PHILADELPHIA -- Nationals second baseman Asdrubal Cabrera had a full workout prior to the Nats-Phillies series opener on Monday as he looked to get past the tightness in the right side of his rib cage that forced him to leave Sunday's contest against the Giants before the eighth inning. He sustained the injury after hitting a grounder to short in the bottom of the seventh.

"He did some early hits and he came out of that fine," Nationals manager Matt Williams said. "And so we're going to put him through the full workout today -- take grounders and run and make sure. We want to give him a day to make sure that he's OK for tomorrow potentially."

Cabrera proved he was OK when he got a chance to pinch-hit in the ninth inning of Monday night's 3-2 loss. He singled on a grounder to right field to put any lingering doubts about the injury to rest.

"I wanted to stay away from him if at all possible tonight to give him a day to make sure," Williams said. "But we knew after batting practice. He went through a full BP and swung from both sides and had no issues. So he should be good to go."

Erik Bacharach is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.